Japan App Store
Top Social Networking Apps in Japan
Top iOS Social Networking apps including major social platforms and messaging.
About Social Networking on the Japan App Store
Social Networking is the most consistently top-ranked App Store category overall: messaging apps and social platforms dominate the global charts because of how universally they're installed. The category covers messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal), social feeds (Instagram, X, TikTok's sibling apps), professional networks (LinkedIn), and community platforms (Reddit, Discord). Free rankings are stable; paid rankings are nearly empty since social apps almost always monetize via subscriptions or ads. Rankings update daily.
Examples: WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Discord, Reddit
Top 25 Social Networking apps in Japan, October 22, 2026
setlog by New Chat Inc. is #1 in Social Networking on the Japan App Store, followed by Bump（旧Zenly） and Threads. The top 23 come from 23 different developers.
| Rank | App | Developer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | setlog | New Chat Inc. |
| 2 | Bump（旧Zenly） | amo |
| 3 | Threads | Instagram, Inc. |
| 4 | App 6818197538 | |
| 5 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | |
| 6 | Rakuten Link | Rakuten Group, Inc. |
| 7 | Discord - 一緒にしゃべって遊んで集まろう | Discord Inc. |
| 8 | Google Meet | Google LLC |
| 9 | WhatsApp Messenger | WhatsApp Inc. |
| 10 | note（ノート） | note inc. (Tokyo) |
| 11 | BeReal. リアルな日常を友達と。 | BeReal |
| 12 | LINE | LINE Corporation |
| 13 | マッチングアプリ with(ウィズ) -出会い | with, Inc. |
| 14 | マッチングアプリ Pairs(ペアーズ) 出会い・恋活・婚活 | eureka,Inc. |
| 15 | Telegram Messenger | Telegram FZ-LLC |
| 16 | マッチングアプリ タップル | Tapple, Inc. |
| 17 | App 6819338898 | |
| 18 | GRAVITY(グラビティ)通話・チャットSNSアプリ | HICLUB, INC. |
| 19 | pixiv | pixiv Inc. |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | ＋メッセージ（プラスメッセージ） | Openwave Messaging K.K. |
| 22 | Pococha Live | DeNA Co., Ltd. |
| 23 | Piik | Parallel Corp. |
| 24 | KakaoTalk: チャット・通話 | Kakao Corp. |
| 25 | ビデオ通話Age(エイジ)-掲示板で同い年と繋がれる | Wataru Kawakami |